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• Aviation Transport Security Amendment (2009 Measures No. 1) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Jun 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Aviation Transport Security Act 2004

  to: designate categories of security controlled airports according to their risk profiles; allow unannounced inspections of businesses involved in air cargo; allow the secretary to enter into enforceable undertakings with aviation industry participants; and expand the scope of compliance control directions to include security controlled airports, screening authorities and screening officers. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Road Transport Reform (Dangerous Goods) Repeal Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Jun 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government 

  Summary

  Repeals the

  Road Transport Reform (Dangerous Goods) Act 1995

  to allow the Australian Capital Territory Government to implement the agreed model dangerous goods transport legislation in accordance with the Inter-Governmental Agreement for Regulatory and Operational Reform in Road, Rail and Intermodal Transport entered into between the Commonwealth, states and territories. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Nation Building Program (National Land Transport) Amendment Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 May 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government 

  Summary

  Amends the

  AusLink (National Land Transport) Act 2005

  to: replace references to ‘AusLink’ with ‘Nation Building Program’; clarify funding for off-network projects and off-network projects in regional areas; enable the minister to specify funding conditions in certain documents from time to time; enable the minister to grant certain funding recipients an exemption for calling for public tenders; extend the types of projects that can receive funding as Nation Building Program Black Spot Projects; and enable the minister to increase monies payable to organisations on the Nation Building Program Roads to Recovery List. Also contains a transitional regulation making power. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Financial Assistance Legislation Amendment Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 May 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Federal Financial Relations Act 2009

  to increase the general drawing rights limit for the 2008-09 financial year to $1,250,000,000 to enable the Commonwealth to provide general purpose financial assistance to the states; and

  Local Government (Financial Assistance) Act 1995

  to enable the minister to permit a state to receive an entitlement to financial assistance before the end of the financial year to which that assistance relates. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Civil Aviation Amendment Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Feb 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Transport Safety Investigation Amendment Bill 2009, the bill amends the:

  Civil Aviation Act 1988

  and

  Aviation Transport Security Act 2004

  to: establish a Civil Aviation and Safety Authority Board appointed by the minister; and provide for the board's functions and powers; and

  Civil Aviation Act 1988

  to: create an offence for negligently consigning or carrying dangerous goods on an aircraft; extend the period of Enforceable Voluntary Undertakings from six to 12 months; and clarify certain provisions in relation to: entitlements to certain protections for reporting information, the demerit points scheme, automatic stay, investigative powers, search and seizure procedures, and oversight of foreign aircraft operations. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Transport Safety Investigation Amendment Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Feb 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Civil Aviation Amendment Bill 2009, the bill amends the

  Transport Safety Investigation Act 2003

  to: establish the Australian Transport Safety Bureau as a statutory agency from 1 July 2009; and allow for regulations to be made to establish voluntary and confidential reporting schemes. Also makes consequential amendments to four other Acts and provides for transitional arrangements. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Aviation Legislation Amendment (2008 Measures No. 2) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Dec 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Aviation Transport Security Act 2004

  to: broaden information collection powers to enable the Secretary to require aviation industry participants to provide aviation security information; and allow the Secretary to delegate powers and functions to another agency whose responsibilities include functions relating to national security;

  Civil Aviation Act 1988

  to allow for copying and disclosure of aircraft Cockpit Voice Recorder information for maintenance purposes; and

  Transport Safety Investigation Act 2003

  to amend penalty and offence provisions relating to failure to report prescribed aviation, marine and rail accidents and incidents and provide that extra information is required in relation to those accidents and incidents. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Interstate Road Transport Charge Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Sep 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Road Charges Legislation Repeal and Amendment Bill 2008, the bill amends the

  Interstate Road Transport Charge Act 1985

  to enable regulations to be made to implement national heavy vehicle charges set out in the 2007 Heavy Vehicle Charges Determination under the Federal Interstate Registration Scheme for registered vehicles. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Road Charges Legislation Repeal and Amendment Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Sep 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Interstate Road Transport Charge Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2008, the bill repeals the

  Road Transport Charges (Australian Capital Territory) Act 1993

  and repeals provisions of the

  Road Transport Reform (Heavy Vehicles Registration) Act 1997

  to allow the Australian Capital Territory Government to introduce the new heavy vehicle registration charges. Also amends the

  Fuel Tax Act 2006

  to: increase the road user charge rate to 21 cents per litre from 1 January 2009; and establish a mechanism to allow for regulations to be made to adjust the charge. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Transport Security Amendment (2008 Measures No. 1) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Sep 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Aviation Transport Security Act 2004

  and

  Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Act 2003

  to allow aviation and maritime industry participants to have multiple security programs or plans operating at the same time for different locations and operations; and

  Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Securities Act 2003

  to: extend the operation of the Act to external Australian territories; allow for the approval of maritime, ship or offshore security plans to exist for up to five years (but no less than 12 months); and enable regulations to be made to prescribe consistent mapping standards for maritime security zones and security regulated port boundaries and standards for the presentation of information detailing offshore security zones. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum